{"id":172675,"date":"2025-08-06T09:13:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T08:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nasarawa-police-deny-mass-rape-claims-at-university"},"modified":"2025-08-06T10:21:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T09:21:22","slug":"nasarawa-police-deny-mass-rape-claims-at-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nasarawa-police-deny-mass-rape-claims-at-university","title":{"rendered":"Nasarawa Police Deny Mass Rape Claims at University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nasarawa State Police Command has firmly denied reports circulating on social media that over 30 female students of the Federal University, Lafia, were raped during a recent security breach allegedly involving bandits.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued Tuesday, the Command\u2019s spokesperson, DSP Ramhan Nansel, dismissed the claims as entirely unfounded, stating that a thorough investigation uncovered no evidence to support such allegations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat story is completely false,\u201d Nansel stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no record or credible testimony indicating that bandits entered the university and raped over 30 female students. Our inquiries with school officials and students contradict that narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the police had contacted key university personnel, including the institution\u2019s Chief Security Officer and Information Officer, as well as several students. All confirmed that no such incident was reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf such an incident had occurred, it wouldn\u2019t be hidden,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudents would have spoken up, and the school authorities would have raised the alarm. But none of that happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Nansel confirmed that a robbery did occur on July 27 in the student village area, during which a female student identified as Jennifer reported the theft of her mobile phone, power bank, and handbag. A male student sustained injuries while attempting to flee from the attackers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was indeed a case of robbery, not sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo report of rape was made, and no evidence has surfaced to suggest otherwise. Alleging that 30 female students were raped is not only inaccurate but also irresponsible.\u201d Nansel added<\/p>\n<p>He urged the public to refrain from spreading unverified information that could incite fear or panic, adding that the police remain committed to ensuring the safety and security of students and residents in the area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Nasarawa State Police Command has firmly denied reports circulating on social media that over 30 female students of the Federal University, Lafia, were raped during a recent security breach allegedly involving bandits. In a statement issued Tuesday, the Command\u2019s spokesperson, DSP Ramhan Nansel, dismissed the claims as entirely unfounded, stating that a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":172674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[18209,18269,1164,254,165],"class_list":["post-172675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-federal-university","tag-federal-university-lafia","tag-nasarawa","tag-nigeria","tag-police"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nasarawa Police Deny Mass Rape Claims at University - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nasarawa State Police Command has firmly denied reports circulating on social media that over 30 female students of the ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nasarawa-police-deny-mass-rape-claims-at-university\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nasarawa Police Deny Mass Rape Claims at University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nasarawa State Police Command has firmly denied reports circulating on social media that over 30 female students of the ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nasarawa-police-deny-mass-rape-claims-at-university\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-06T08:13:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-06T09:21:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1754459606.105338.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"719\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nasarawa-police-deny-mass-rape-claims-at-university#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nasarawa-police-deny-mass-rape-claims-at-university\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Nasarawa Police Deny Mass Rape Claims at University\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-06T08:13:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-06T09:21:22+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nasarawa-police-deny-mass-rape-claims-at-university\"},\"wordCount\":301,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nasarawa-police-deny-mass-rape-claims-at-university#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1754459606.105338.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Federal University\",\"Federal University Lafia\",\"Nasarawa\",\"Nigeria\",\"Police\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nasarawa-police-deny-mass-rape-claims-at-university#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nasarawa-police-deny-mass-rape-claims-at-university\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nasarawa-police-deny-mass-rape-claims-at-university\",\"name\":\"Nasarawa Police Deny Mass Rape Claims at University - 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